Bouw van landhoofd en oeverpijler van de brug over de Oude Maas aan de rechteroever bij Spijkenisse 1900 - 1908

Here is the audio guide script for the artwork provided: This photograph of a bridge under construction in Spijkenisse in 1900 shows the foundations of something about to emerge. I like to imagine the photographer Arnaud Pistoor & Zoon out in the field, carefully setting up the shot. What were they thinking about as they composed this scene? Maybe it was the sheer scale of the project, or the way the light hit the water just so. The monochrome palette gives a timeless quality, but also a sense of a particular moment, the sky heavy with clouds. It's a study in tones of grey, the sharp lines of the new construction contrasting with the softness of the surrounding landscape. Photography has always been in conversation with painting, pushing the boundaries of representation and abstraction. I imagine Arnaud Pistoor & Zoon, like painters, were trying to capture something essential about their time, about progress, about the relationship between humans and the environment. It’s about more than just construction; it's about how we see, how we build, and how we imagine the future.